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Supreme Court's 'Harvey' Decision Reaffirms Long Standing Bad Faith Law

The Florida Supreme Court's latest bad faith ruling, Harvey v. GEICO, leaves the insurer's standard of care unchanged since 1938. Despite its consistency with 80 years of precedent, the dissents provoked controversy by forecasting a “vast and unwarranted expansion of liability for bad faith claims.”
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Burlington' and the Recoupment of Defense Costs by Insurers

While much paper and ink has been dedicated to the core differentiation between “caused by” and “arising out of,” less attention has been paid to that aspect of the 'Burlington' decision which provides for an insurer's ability to recoup defense costs upon a determination that the purported additional insured does not, in fact, qualify as an additional insured.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The '8 Unit' Rule, and Rental Fees for Durable Medical Equipment

In his No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up David M. Barshay discusses, among other issues, 'Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. v. ISurply', which is instructive as to the proper rental fee for durable medical equipment.
10 minute read

International Edition

Legal & General makes two new additions to panel with core advisers reappointed

Slaughters, Clifford Chance and Macfarlanes among firms reappointed after review
2 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds and Travers lead on £2.4bn Legal & General pensions buyout

The pair are advising as the insurance firm purchases the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan
3 minute read

International Edition

BLM's managing partner on restructuring the firm in a challenging first year

After taking up the role following the surprise resignation of her predecessor, BLM's Vivienne Williams reflects on her first year as managing partner
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's Decadelong Cover-Up of Case Dismissal Fuels Battle With Firm's Malpractice Carrier

Eichen Crutchlow sued Allied World Insurance Co. after it refused to cover a potential malpractice suit against former attorney Edward McElroy.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Insurance Companies Are Facing Cybersecurity Compliance Deadlines

South Carolina recently became the first state to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Insurance Data Security Model Law. The NAIC is a standard-setting and regulatory support organization consisting of the top insurance regulators from the 50 states, D.C. and five U.S. territories.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Insurer Had No Duty to Defend Father Against Daughter's Suit Alleging Sexual Abuse

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an insurance company did not have to defend or indemnify its insured against a lawsuit by his daughter alleging that he had sexually abused her throughout her childhood.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Assignment of Benefits' Insurance Fight Could Go to Supreme Court

Pointing to conflicting opinions in the state's appellate courts, attorneys last week filed notices asking the Supreme Court to take up a St. Lucie County case about a water-damage insurance claim.
4 minute read

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